Gate.



A. J. ROSS. GATE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.17, 1914,

1,1 3&389, Patented Mar. 16, 1915,.

ABRAHAM J. ROSS, 0F SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

GATE.

To all whom it In any concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM J. Ross, acitizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county ofClark and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inGates,-of which the following is a specification.-

The invention relates to farm gates and has for its object torelieve'the strain upon the hinges, to maintain a close fit between thelower edge of the gate and the surface, to support the gate throughoutits length when swinging the same open or shut and to hold the gateclosed without requiring the usual latch mechanism, the constructionbeing such as to admit of the gate winging open in either direction.

The invention consists of a rolling support located at the outer orswinging end of the gate, a depression forthe rolling support to dropinto to hold the gate in position when closed, an axle for the rollingsupport adjustable vertically upon the gate to allow for variation andsettlements so that the gate may be properly supported at its swingingend and means for hinging the gate to the supporting post so as to allowfor proper adjustment of the gate without requiring the total unhingingof the gate when placing washers in position or removing them from thepintle member of the upper hinge.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of constructionand combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularlyset forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out inthe appended claim. i

Referring to the drawing, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1is a front view of a gate embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top planview. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the upper hinge and portions of thegate and post. I

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the viewsof the drawing, by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates a gate which may be of any construction such ascommonly provided for closing an opening in a fence or inclosure.

The numeral 2 designates the post to which the gate is hinged and 3represents the post corresponding to the ordinary I latch post. Adepression 4 is formed in the Specification of Letters Patent.

"member of the lower adjusted position by suitable Patented Mar. 16,1915.

Application filed January 17, 1914. Serial N 0. 812,776.

surface adjacent the post 3 and in line with the-posts 2 and 3 so as toreceive the rolling support when the gate is closed. The gate is hingedto the post 2 in any manner to admit of the gate having a limitedvertical movement. As shown the upper and lower hinges each comprise aneye member and a pintle member, the eye memberv being secured to thegate and the pintle member to the post 2. .The lower pintle member isconsiderably longer than the upper pintle member to admit of the gatebeing elevated to enable the eye member of the upper hinge to clear thepintle member while the eye member of the lower hinge remains inengagement with its pintle member. This construction enables one ormorewashers 5 to justed so that when closed its lower edge rests uponthe surface thereby relieving the rolling support and the hinges of amajor part of the weight and strain. When the surface is covered withice or snow it is necessary to elevate the gate and at the same tine tolower the rolling support. The gate may be elevated by placing one ormore washers 5 on the pintle of the upper hinge, the lower hinge servingto hold the gate in place. A stop 10 is secured to the pintle hinge tolimit the upward movement'of the gate and prevent its unhinging The stop10 consists of a sleeve having a set screw by means of which it issecured in an adjusted position.

The rolling support 6 consists of a wheel of any size, design orconstruction which is mounted upon an axle 7 which is'sec'ured to thegate in a manner to admit of the-rolling support being raised or loweredto meet varying conditions. One or more strips 8 are attached to theswinging end of the gate 1 and the axle 7 is attached thereto in thefastenings 9. The strips 8 are provided with a'series of verticallydisposed apertures 9 and the apertures of one strip aline with theapertures of the other strip for receiving the fastening means 9 and bysuch arrangement admits of The rolling support and the end of met.

3 thereby admitting the gate clear the posts of the gate being swungopen in either direction. When the gate is closed the rolling support 6drops into the depression 4 and the weight of the gate holds the rollingsupport in such depression and as a result the gate is held closed. Toopen the gate sufficient force must be exerted to cause the rollingsupport to ride out of the depression 4 and for this purpose the bottomof such depression is made sloping in each direction. When the gate isclosed its lower edge rests upon the surface thereby relieving therolling support and the hinges of excessive strain. As the gate ispushed open it is at the same time elevated by reason of the rollingsupport riding out of the depression 4 and after the rolling supportclears such depression the gate moves easily and without any unusualstrain upon the hinges and as a result frequent adjustment of the partsis not required as is necessary with the gate hinged in the ordinaryway.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains, and while I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention together with the device which Inow consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that suchchanges may be made when desired as are Within the scope of the claimappended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is A deviceof the class described including a gate having inner and outervertically disposed members, each provided with a series of verticallyalined apertures, an axle arranged between and transversely of saidmembers and having one of its ends projecting beyond the longitudinaledge of the said outer member, a rolling support mounted on the extendedportion of the axle, a member having a depression disposed beneath thetread of the rolling support for receiving said support, and meanspassing through the apertures of the inner and outer members and throughsaid axle for permitting a vertical adjustment of the rolling support ina direction toward or away from the last named member therebycontrolling the looking of said gate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM J. ROSS.

Witnesses:

DAVID H. ZIEGLER, BROWN BURLEIGH.

